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ArticleThe enterprise's urgent need to create a digital culture
Digital transformation masters from MIT, Liberty Mutual, and DBS Bank laid out why companies need to create a digital culture, along with a digital infrastructure, to succeed. Read Now
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ArticleIT-business alignment key to digital transformation process
At the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, consultant Cathy Horst Forsyth explained which factors make for a successful digital transformation process and what slows companies down. Read Now
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ArticleSix questions for honing digital business models
Old-school companies must find ways to generate digital revenue. Researchers at MIT Sloan laid out six questions that will help organizations refine their digital business models. Read Now
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ArticleDo these things when building an intelligent enterprise, experts say
At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, four IT executives shared hard-won lessons they've learned from building an intelligent enterprise and paid homage to the tech that helped them do it. Read Now
Editor's note
Today's enterprise can be divided into two groups: the departments that are acquiring advanced digital capabilities and those that are lagging behind. This bifurcation of digital prowess was evident at the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, where we asked CIOs and digital experts to expound on the factors driving digitalization at enterprises and the barriers holding them back. Not surprisingly, the departments that are customer-facing, such as marketing, are leading the digital transformation charge.
While the transition to a digitalized enterprise is happening at varied speeds for most companies, the need to develop a viable digital business model is universally recognized. Indeed, this year's event was all about taking action -- it is no longer enough just to have a vision for digital transformation, and the conference underscored that: sessions featured leading CIOs, IT practitioners, consultants and academics from across the globe dispensing hard-won advice on methods for planning and executing a future-forward digital transformation strategy.
In this SearchCIO conference guide, experience the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium by delving into our comprehensive coverage. Topics include building an intelligent enterprise, talent recruitment, the expanding CIO role and integration of emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, cloud and more.
To view our complete collection of video interviews filmed at this year's event, please see our video guide: "MIT CIO 2018 videos: Honing a digital leadership strategy."
1Utilizing emergent tech like AI, machine learning and cloud
Every digital transformation requires a future-forward vision that takes advantage of up-and-coming tools and technologies. In this section, academics and IT executives discuss the enterprise challenges, benefits, questions and wide-ranging potential that AI, machine learning, edge computing, big data and more bring to the enterprise.
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Can legacy companies compete with digital natives on AI?
The CIO of DBS Bank and CTO of Kayak square off at the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on how to use AI for business success. Read Now
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Predicting the unpredictable, overcoming bias are big challenges in AI
A difficult test for companies wanting to capitalize on huge amounts of data and the AI-driven insights it can provide is keeping up with reality, says MIT's Iyad Rahwan. Read Now
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Human-machine 'complementarity' crucial in AI-laden future workplaces
What exactly AI and machine learning mean for the future of work prompts vigorous debate and gloomy headlines, but MIT researchers see brighter, more collaborative prospects on the horizon. Read Now
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Startups on tech's bleeding edge reach out to channel partners
Bigleaf, CloudZero, Rescale are among the early stage companies investigating alliances with channel partners as they seek help with sales and support. Read Now
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CIO: Is it AI or BI? 'Intelligent computing' needs to solve problems
David Gledhill, group CIO at DBS Bank, urged CIOs at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium to focus less on the AI and machine learning technology labels and more on the applications. Read Now
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Edge computing is becoming essential to managing large data sets
Four IT practitioners at the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium said edge computing, real-time analysis and Lambda architecture help them in managing large data sets. Read Now
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A flourishing data center services market driving growth at Equinix
Mallory discusses his company's moves to meet growing demand for data center services and interconnectivity. Read Now
2The CIO's ever-expanding role in a digital world
Digital transformation not only brings with it new technologies and processes, it also brings new dimensions and responsibilities to the CIO role. In this section, CIOs and IT executives detail the CIO's place in an increasingly digital, threat-laden and customer-driven world and offer timely advice for staying on top of it all.
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CIOs and IT startups are learning from each other
Participants in the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium's Innovation Showcase discuss the evolving relationship between early stage company execs and the C-suite. Read Now
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CIO: 'The world of generalization is dead'
When it comes to developing IT skills, is it better to be the jack-of-all-trades or master of one? Airtel's Mehta shares her perspective in this piece. Read Now
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Bank CIO's job expands to ensure 'safe and sound' systems
Digital transformation is changing the scope of the CIO role. For one CIO, responsibilities now include developing new protocols for building enterprise systems. Read Now
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The CIO's role in an enterprise cybersecurity strategy
Digital transformation is leaving businesses exposed to more cyberattacks. At the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, panelists explain how much cybersecurity expertise is expected of CIOs. Read Now
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The dual CIO-CDO role is becoming more common -- why?
McKinsey &Company's Naufal Khan explains why more IT leaders are taking on the CIO-CDO dual role in the enterprise. Read Now
3Interviews filmed on site
During the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, SearchCIO staff had the pleasure of conducting several one-on-one video interviews with consultants and IT executives on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass. Below is a sampling of the videos.
A link to our full collection of videos filmed at the 2018 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium can be found at the top of this guide.